line out
verb
lined out; lining out; lines out
1
: to indicate with or as if with lines : outline
line out a route
2
: to arrange in an extended line
1
: to move rapidly
lined out for home
2
: to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught
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This menu style has proven to be popular: Many of the cafés often have lines out the door.
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Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2025
The lineup turnover couldn’t rattle the 37-year-old All-Star, who got Trea Turner to line out and Kyle Schwarber to fly out, both to Duran in left.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Keith Lee’s impact on Texas Lee visited Hutchins Barbeque in Frisco, giving it a stellar review that resulted in lines out the door.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
As if two underline his futility, Betts softly lined out with the bases loaded and the Dodgers down by a run to end Sunday's 6-5 home loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2025
The lineup turnover couldn’t rattle the 37-year-old All-Star, who got Trea Turner to line out and Kyle Schwarber to fly out, both to Duran in left.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Keith Lee’s impact on Texas Lee visited Hutchins Barbeque in Frisco, giving it a stellar review that resulted in lines out the door.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
As if two underline his futility, Betts softly lined out with the bases loaded and the Dodgers down by a run to end Sunday's 6-5 home loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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